[Bug 521526] Re: gnome-mplayer does not correctly handle aspect ratio changes in mpeg streams

[Alistair Buxton]

** Summary changed:

- gnome-mplayer (gmplayer) does not correctly handle aspect ratio changes in mpeg streams
+ gnome-mplayer does not correctly handle aspect ratio changes in mpeg streams

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: gnome-mplayer
  
  MPEG streams recorded from broadcast television using mythtv often have
  a changing aspect ratio. For example, the adverts may be in 16:9 and the
  actual program may be in 4:3. Since mythtv over-records, it is likely
  that playback starts during the adverts - in the wrong aspect ratio for
  the actual program.
  
- gmplayer does not correctly handle aspect ratio changes when in
+ gnome-mplayer does not correctly handle aspect ratio changes when in
  fullscreen mode. The result depends on whether it is in fullscreen mode
  when the change occurs.
  
- If gmplayer is in windowed mode when the aspect ratio changes, then the
- window will resize to the correct aspect. But when you switch to
+ If gnome-mplayer is in windowed mode when the aspect ratio changes, then
+ the window will resize to the correct aspect. But when you switch to
  fullscreen, the video is displayed in the original (wrong) aspect.
  
- If gmplayer is fullscreen when the aspect ratio changes, then the video
- continues to be displayed in the original (wrong) aspect in both
+ If gnome-mplayer is fullscreen when the aspect ratio changes, then the
+ video continues to be displayed in the original (wrong) aspect in both
  fullscreen mode and also if you switch back to windowed mode.
+ 
+ Also, this behaviour is different to mplayer-nogui which always shows
+ the correct aspect in fullscreen, but always exits fullscreen when a
+ change occurs.
  
  I can supply example recordings to debug this problem.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Feb 13 22:42:50 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: gnome-mplayer 0.9.8-1ubuntu2
  ProcEnviron:
-  PATH=(custom, user)
-  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  PATH=(custom, user)
+  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-mplayer
  Uname: Linux 2.6.33-020633rc6-generic x86_64

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gnome-mplayer does not correctly handle aspect ratio changes in mpeg streams
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